Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-11
WatIu Kennther Jnurnal.
State News.
AxDRosooaGIN.

AxDRosooaGIN.
A costly communion service has been pre-
sented to the Union church at Danville
Junction, BY Mrs. H. S. Clark Of Cumber-
land Mills, Me.
Henry Endicott, Esq, Grand Master of the
Fraternity in Massachusetts,, will be present
ct the one hundred and twenty-ff.h anniver-
sary of the introduction of Masonry in Maine,
which takes place the 22d inst. in Portland.
Grand Master Day of this State will also be
present.
The Camden Herald says the Odd Fellows
of that beautiful village expect to dedicate
their splendid hall in the new block on
Mechanic street about the first of April
EVERYTHING about the hall will be first class
and in good taste and it will be hall of
which Odd Fellows and the community may
we'll feel proud.
PENoBsCoT.
The Maine Eastern Christian Conference
will hold an extra quarterly meeting at the
South Etna school house, commencing Fri
day, March 18th, at o'clock in the evening
and continuing over the Sabbath.
ETNA-Our correspondent writes, Mar. Z
At the annual meeting held to-day. b. c.
Friend was chosen Moderator; Jos. E. Friend
Town Clerk VIM. r. Locke, S. M. Means,
Charles Dyer were chosen Selectmen, Asses
sors and Overseers of Poor; Joseph E. Friend,
Treasurer; L. f. Starkey, Supervisor; Z.
w. Carter, Fl. L. Graves, and Percy Frickett,
Constables Percy Frickett, Collector at "a
per cent. Politics not entering the meeting.
SAGADAHoC
BowDoIN-Our correspondent writes, Mar.
7: At the recent election the following town
officers were elected: Clerk. J. F. Brown +;
Selectmen, ID. S. Jacques, A. M. Brown. l.
Q. White; Treasurer, John Coombs; School
Committee, J. w. Card, lst f. B. Elliott re-
tanned in End, Geo. S. Allen Sd; Town Agent,
J. F. Brown; Collector, A. p. Buker.
SOMERSET.
NORTH FAIRFIELD.-Our correspondent
writes, March Sth The annual town meet
ing occurred yesterday, and resulted IN the
choice of G. G. Weeks, Moderator; F. E.
McFadden, Clerk; Flavius f. McFadden,
C. j. Green, Newell Hoxle, Select men. G..
G. Weeks, whose character has been assailed
by anony nous circulars sent to prominent
voters, was elected Supervisor of schools
without an opposing vote. II. e. Tuck was
tions the town voted to raise money to build
an iron bridge across the mill pond at Fair
field village. The most exciting question be-
fore the meeting was the article to see if the
town would adopt the money highway system
The meeting was so evenly divided on the
question that ballot was resorted to, to de.
eide, which resulted in small majority in
favor of raising $780, 90 to be expended on
the roads by the selectmen.-B b. Taylor has
lost three calves by feeding their mother on
musty beans in the pod and one of the cows
is likely to die.-Preston Powers started for
Montana Monday.-A free high school is
just starting in district No. IL, taught by G.
A. Plummer.
WALDO.
KNox-Our correspondent writes, Mar. s:
Isaac Ingraham sold horse, last week, to
Boston parties for $3.50. There are several
colts in training here that will command good
prices.
MoNTvILLE.-Our correspondent writes.
Mar. 7: At our annual election Monday,
town officers were elected as follows: Mod
orator, v. Thompson Clerk, F. A. Cushman
Selectmen, LIST, A. M. Plummer. I'd, j. r.
Simmons, Sd, F. A. Cushman; Treasurer,
Jas Bartlett; S. S. Committee, A. d. Ram
sey ; Auditor. E. L. Rowell; Constable and
Collector, B. F. Foster.
SEARsMoNT - Our correspondent writes,
Mar. 7: The following are the municipal
officers elected Monday A. G. Caswell,
Moderator; J. A. Mariner, o. d. Wilson,
ard L. c. Poor, Selectmen; o. P. Fuller,
Supervisor of Schools; A. G. Caswell, Treas
urer; E, S. Cushman, Auditor; and j. E.
Woodcock, Clerk.
Several of the leading citizens of Freedom
talk OF establishing a clothing mandatory
this spring. The town possesses excellent
facilities for the business and hopes to see it
become one OF its leading industries.
WASHINGTON.
The lot of land at Columbia Falls willed
to the NJ E. church by Miss Buchanan,
which has been in litigation for several years
and was decided in favor of the church by
the court of equity, last fail, was sold at
auction by Judge Miiliken, Wednesday
March 2, to A. Merritt and Richard Allen,
for s ,037 80, the amount to be invested in
good securities, the income for the support
of preaching in the NJ f. church at Columbia
Falls.
AT LARGE
The Bangor Industrial journal says: A
firm in Berlin, Germany, call for u tons per
month of the minerals from which lithia can
be obtained. These are found in consider
able quantities at the tourmaiue deposits in
the towns of Auburn Hebron, Norway, Paris
and Rumfcrd Maine. Parties in England
| and France are also making inquiries in re-
lation to these minerals and procuring sample
lots.
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